Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyedH8055 at the sight. 1 Samuel 6:13 This verse needs a little backstory to be understood. The Israelites…

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoicesH5970 in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoiceH8055 in Your salvation. 1 Samuel 2:1 HANNAH’S SONG (2:1–10) The devotedness of Elkanah’s…

So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delightH7797…

For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so…

Here we are listing the basic definitions of the words used for joy, joyful, and rejoice in the Old and New Testaments. As with the “Love” introduction page, we have quoted these from The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament,…

And Jethro rejoicedH2302 over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians. Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians…

I know your deeds—your loveG26, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first. Revelation 2:19 2:19 The believers in Thyatira were a busy lot! They were involved in sacrificial ministry for the sake of…

I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. Without growing weary, you have persevered…